In the province of Santiago de Cuba, which is facing a serious shortage of medications and the confirmed circulation of the dengue, influenza, Oropouche, and SARS-CoV-2 viruses, specialists are warning about a dangerous practice: families are treating fever with tea.
Doctor Daritza Rodríguez Olivares, head of the Maternal and Child Care Program in Santiago de Cuba, warned that children affected by this virus may experience diarrhea and vomiting, as reported by the state-run channel Tele Turquino.
In this context, a dangerous trend has been observed in recent days: "Tea made from various plants is being given to children in both rural and urban areas. Sometimes they are made with toxic plants that can worsen the condition of the children and lead them to require intensive care."
Although the doctor's alert aims to protect children's health by pointing out a risky practice, it does not mention the reasons that lead parents to resort to administering tea. This situation is due to the shortage of basic medications such as antidiarrheals and antipyretics, the latter being used to reduce fever and alleviate discomfort.
The regime has acknowledged on several occasions the scarcity of medications by promoting natural remedies as a solution to its inability to manufacture or import synthetic drugs.
And the shortage of medications is not limited only to the pharmacy network of Santiago de Cuba, but also in hospitals it has been reported that there is not even dipyrone available to reduce fever.
The shortage crisis in pharmacies, which the ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel himself announced will continue, is compounded by the confirmation of the presence of the Oropouche virus in Cuba.
Regarding this dangerous disease, Rodríguez also emphasized that cases of children with fevers are being reported, especially those under ten years old: “The population perceives that since Oropouche does not kill, it is not a problem, and that's where complications arise because they arrive at hospitals when it is already late.”
Recently, Havana and Las Tunas confirmed the presence of the new virus in the population, showing that the pathogen is spreading throughout the country, with 12 provinces already affected by Oropouche.
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